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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Navy Federal Credit Union’s Cost of Car Ownership Index reaches new high
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The contract holders in your portfolio might be struggling to handle the financial component of that vehicle beyond just the monthly payment. Navy Federal Credit Union recently released the latest iteration of its Cost of Car Ownership (COCO) Index, revealing ... [Read More]
Fed’s Waller recaps impact of labor market’s ‘head-snapping volatility’ on policymakers’ next rate decision
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller made another public appearance on Friday. This time, Waller was back in Alabama, where he previously served as a professor at Auburn University. Ahead of next week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting when policymakers ... [Read More]
The Work Number Record Indicator from Equifax now available for auto loans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax reinforced its tools to serve lenders that provide auto or personal loans. Last week, Equifax launched The Work Number Record Indicator that can deliver income and employment insights from The Work Number alongside the Equifax consumer credit report at ... [Read More]
Agora Data & PassTime team up for dealer discount
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data and PassTime last week announced a partnership, bringing together the non-prime auto fintech platform with the provider of GPS-based asset tracking and recovery solutions. Through this partnership, Agora dealers can receive access to special discounted pricing on select ... [Read More]
Subprime share pushes Dealertrack Credit Availability Index to highest reading in nearly 4 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive reported last week that the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index rose to 102.4, which is the highest reading since June 2022. And Jonathan Gregory pointed to the subprime share as one of the primary catalysts. The senior director on ... [Read More]
Recapping awards given by ARA, DRN, Insight LPR & Location Services at NARS 2026
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week’s North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) in Orlando, Fla., was again a festive event, as the American Recovery Association, DRN|MVTRAC|SCM, Insight LPR and Location Services honored repossession agents and other industry professionals associated with recoveries. The awards given by ... [Read More]
Capital Auto Protection Services & Input 1 partner to support warranty financing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Capital Auto Protection Services, a Fort Worth, Texas–based vehicle service contract provider is set to launch a new warranty financing company and is partnering with Input 1 to make sure it goes smoothly for dealer clients. As Capital Auto Protection ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance sees dealer- and consumer-facing technology as key to next decade
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vinayak Hegde used a portion of his first annual letter to shareholders as Credit Acceptance CEO to emphasize how much technology is key to continued success of the subprime auto finance company, which closed the year with more than 9,800 ... [Read More]
EFG boosts executive team with new VP of underwriting
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies added to its executive team on Tuesday, hiring Karl Nilsen as vice president of underwriting. Bringing more than 20 years of retail automotive underwriting expertise, EFG said Nilsen will partner closely with the company’s chief risk officer and ... [Read More]
Experts dissect impact on auto finance as average gas price reaches $4.14
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
AAA reported on Tuesday that the average cost for a gallon of gas in the U.S. hit $4.14, adding fuel to the challenges already happening in multiple parts of auto financing. Experts at Comerica Bank, Cox Automotive and Experian all ... [Read More]
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